MickyAdams has led Leicester back to the Premiership, his third promotion, and City are out of administration, too. But Adams – who has had his share of managerial knocks – believes they could be a “yo-yo ...

... The third player, Roberto Martinez, remained in the UK for the rest of his career is now Wigan manager. MickyAdams's Fulham spent almost the entire season – only their second at this level – in ...

... in administration one of our penalties was a complete transfer embargo. This seemed fair enough until our manager MickyAdams found a player who was on the dole and willing to play for no wages, but then ...

... though he has yet to accept, while a few days later new manager MickyAdams announced his intention to join the board and buy £50,000 worth of shares. This was “purely for football reasons”, he insisted, ...

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For some, this is a question of excitement, liberally sprinkled with nostalgia. The huge affection with which MickyAdams’s promotion team of 1996-97 is still held is objectively curious, given the scale ...

... of the table, on an abysmal streak of 13 matches without a win, broken only by victory over Nottingham Forest, their first under manager MickyAdams. That was followed by a 3-0 shellacking at Watford, ...

... Then comes 1999. A sexy, AC Milan-style red-and-black away kit. Skint Records, the coolest sponsor in football. A 6-0 win over Mansfield in the first game back in Brighton. MickyAdams, when he was a ...

... later after a few games for Burnley. Pickering now does media work in the north-east, including occasional stand-ins for Micky Horswill on Real Radio's Three Legends show. He may even have had a story ...

... happened first. Coach MickyAdams was promoted to manager in March 1996 and took the largely unchanged team up to Division Three straight away. Adams was then jettisoned by the club's new owner Mohammed ...

... and likeable. Returning home with his reputation enhanced, he was swiftly rewarded as MickyAdams paid Vale £325,000 to take him to Coventry City. However, a promising start was interrupted by injury. ...

... south of the Premier League, for a change. Ian Danter: “AFC Wimbledon could gain promotion to the Conference today.” Micky Quinn: “Is that the original club?” Danter (hesitantly): “Yes.” Quinn: “Do they ...

... too). A decade ago, with Martin O’Neill at the helm, Leicester were in place to be the dominant club in the region. Five years ago, with MickyAdams in charge, a brand new stadium and the club going into ...

... in the process. In their second season at the Withdean Stadium, MickyAdams’ Brighton began a ten-game unbeaten run with a 6-2 home win against Torquay. By the time Danny Cullip scored the only goal against ...

... are said to have played a huge part in luring new manager Iain Dowie, who has quickly propelled a previously struggling team into the top half since taking over from MickyAdams in February. Wolves already ...

... most officials are “not capable of refereeing or running the line” as West Brom get the first of two late goals in a 3‑2 win when play is waved on with a Luton player lying injured. MickyAdams may be ...

... playing career with Peterborough at the age of 26. Kevin Kilbane ~ Played for his hometown club Preston and, despite manager David Moyes’ reluctance, was sold to West Brom in 1997. MickyAdams ~ Moved ...

... ays that a muller is “a stone used for grinding materials such as artists’ pigments”, which suggests to me that an artistically inclined manager may have introduced it into football. Could MickyAdams ...

... to replace the club badge with something that looked like it had been designed by a child was overwhelmingly rejected by the club’s supporters. The appointment of MickyAdams gave McGinnity some sign that ...